POP-D: A science-education program for teens on prescription and over-the-counter

描述（由申请人提供）：在这份快速通道申请中，KDH研究与传播公司（KDHRC）将开发一个以学校为基础的科学教育课程，专门针对处方药和非处方药（Rx/OTC），暂时命名为popd（非处方药和处方药的正确使用）。由于处方药/非处方药滥用与非法药物有许多区别，包括使用的共同动机，因此需要创新工具来遏制滥用率的上升。因此，在可持续发展计划中，科学教育方法将融入预防方面的最佳做法，以创造一种触及青年的创新模式。这个基于理论的产品的目标是增加对处方药/非处方药的准确认识，它们对身体和大脑的影响，以及滥用的影响。在第一阶段，KDHRC将创建POP-D课程的原型，该课程最终将包括包含相关课程计划的教师指南，为学校开展有关Rx/OTC预防主题的宣传和教育的家长材料，以及面向七年级和八年级青少年的多媒体材料。将对原型进行准实验评估以评估可行性。在第二阶段，我们将完成并严格评估POP-D，以确定其改变参与学生的知识、态度、规范、意图和行为的能力。该项目的结果将有助于文献中关于处方药/非处方药教育和预防的最佳做法。在第二阶段产品定稿后，课程将分发到美国各地的学校和社区。2005年，210万青少年滥用处方药（NSDUH, 2006），研究表明，由于这些药物的广泛可用性和对其安全性的误解，这一数字将会增加。例如，全国样本中57%的青少年表示，处方止痛药很容易从父母的药柜中获得（NSDUH, 2006），大约40%的青少年表示，处方药比非法药物更安全（PATS, 2006）。到目前为止，对青少年进行处方药教育的资源非常少。公共卫生相关性：拟议的课程将通过为七年级和八年级学生、他们的老师和家长开发和评估基于理论的科学教育和预防课程，为这一重要主题的文献和最佳实践做出贡献。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this Fast Track application, KDH Research and Communication, Inc. (KDHRC) will develop a school-based, science education curriculum specifically on prescription and over-the-counter (Rx/OTC) drugs, tentatively entitled POP-D (Proper use of Over-the-counter and Prescription Drugs). Because Rx/OTC abuse has many distinctions from illegal drugs, including common motivations for use, innovative tools are needed to stem rising rates of abuse. Therefore, in POP-D, science education approaches will be infused with best practices in prevention to create an innovative model to reach youth. The goal of this theory-based product is to increase accurate knowledge about Rx/OTC drugs, their impact on the body and brain, and effects of abuse. In Phase I, KDHRC will create a prototype of the POP-D curriculum, which will ultimately consist of a Teacher's Guide with interrelated lesson plans, parent materials for a school to conduct an outreach and education on the topic of Rx/OTC prevention, and multimedia materials for 7th and 8th grade youth. A quasi- experimental evaluation of the prototype will be conducted to assess feasibility. In Phase II, we will complete and rigorously evaluate POP-D to determine its ability to change knowledge, attitudes, norms, intentions, and behaviors in participating students. Results of this project will contribute to the literature on best practices in Rx/OTC education and prevention. After finalization of the product in Phase II, the curriculum will be disseminated to schools and communities throughout the United States. In 2005, 2.1 million teens abused prescription drugs (NSDUH, 2006), and research indicates this number will increase due to the wide availability of these drugs and myths about their safety. For instance, 57 percent of teens in a national sample state that prescription pain relievers are easy to get from their parents' medicine cabinets (NSDUH, 2006), and roughly 40 percent of 10 teens state that prescription medicines are safer to use than illegal drugs (PATS, 2006). To date, there are very few resources to educate youth about prescription drugs. Public Health Relevance: The proposed curriculum will contribute to the literature and best practices on this important topic by developing and evaluating a theory-based, science education and prevention curriculum for seventh and eighth grade students, their teachers, and parents.